VEGETABLE SOUP WITH CHICKPEAS, BARLEY & BASIL PESTO

Sometimes we eat meat. Other times we drink it. I made a few litres of rich chicken stock this morning. Then used the chicken stock to make this soup (I also used some to make a pumpkin, parmesan & pine nut soup for the freezer). There's barley in there - both whole grains and also some pureed with the stock in which they cooked. There are chickpeas that I cooked on the weekend, baby leeks from the markets, broccolini stems, bok choy, tomatoes etc etc. You could make your own combination of vegetables. I'll post the recipe soon.

VEGETABLE SOUP WITH CHICKPEAS, BARLEY & BASIL PESTO